Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su Join Tsinghua University Advisory Board
Jensen Huang, the founder and CEO of Nvidia, along with AMD's chief Lisa Su, have been named to the advisory board of Tsinghua University's School of Economics and Management (SEM), as announced in a post on the institution's official social media on Tuesday. They join Marc Pictet, the senior managing partner at Swiss wealth management firm Pictet Group, making a total of three new members. This advisory board is recognized for fostering connections between international executives and senior officials in China. The Tsinghua post highlighted Huang's role in founding Nvidia, a pioneer of graphic processing units that "ushered in the modern AI era," while noting Su's successful transformation of AMD into a top high-performance computing company. These appointments come amidst ongoing US-China tensions in the chip sector.
Key facts
- Jensen Huang is founder and CEO of Nvidia.
- Lisa Su is chief of AMD.
- Both joined the advisory board of Tsinghua University's School of Economics and Management (SEM).
- They were among three new members appointed to the board.
- Marc Pictet, senior managing partner of Swiss wealth and assets manager Pictet Group, is the third new member.
- The appointment was announced in a post on the school's official social media channel on Tuesday.
- The advisory board is known for connecting global executives with senior Chinese officials.
- The Tsinghua school said Nvidia "invented graphic processing units" and "ushered in the modern AI era," and that Su's leadership "transformed AMD into a leading high-performance and adaptive computing firm."
Entities
Artists
- Jensen Huang
- Lisa Su
- Marc Pictet
Institutions
- Nvidia
- AMD
- Tsinghua University
- Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management
- Pictet Group
Locations
- China
- Switzerland